This consultation follows a period of inspections by the CQC, which resulted in this report (‘The state of adult social care services, 2014 to 2017’).

Sir David Behan, the CQC’s Chief Executive says:

“Now that we have established [a] quality baseline we want to focus more on understanding how services improve and using our insight and regulatory approach to strengthen how we encourage improvement. We want to develop a consistent approach across all sectors and make sure that our approach to registration enables us to always hold the right people to account”.

More on the consultation

*Between December 2016 and February 2017 the Care Quality Commission (CQC) received 496 responses from key stakeholders focussing on: the principles for regulating new models of care and complex providers; changes to the assessment frameworks; strengthening the guidance on registering services for people with a learning disability; and changes to the way we regulate NHS trusts. It is now kicking off the second phase of this consultation

Queries about the consultation document and/or webform should be directed here:
Email the CQC at nextphase@cqc.org.uk
Call the CQC on 03000 616161

Useful Resources

CQC Consultation documents: ‘Our next phase of regulation: A more targeted, responsive and collaborative approach to regulating in a changing landscape of health and social care’